Captain Bianchi is back home

By: Fritz Busch & Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – Over 80 years after his death, Medal of Honor recipient and New Ulm native Capt. Willibald Charles Bianchi returned home Friday. A plane carrying Bianchi’s casket arrived in Omaha, Nebraska early Friday. From Omaha, Bianchi was ...

April 25, 2026

Bicycle repair shop opens downtown

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — After years without a bicycle repair shop, a Mankato man recently opened Nautilus Cycle Works beneath Lykke Books on N. Minnesota St. Repair shop owner Michael Nemer offers professional, insured bicycle service and repair, from a ...

April 25, 2026

Raising funds one piece at a time

By: Amy Zents

NEW ULM - United Way of the Brown County Area raised funds for youth programming Thursday through a speed-puzzling tournament at Turner Hall. The inaugural event, titled "Puzzling for a Cause," required teams to complete a series of assembly ...

April 25, 2026

Area roundup: Tigers, Blackhawks win 10th straight

PREP BASEBALL SPRINGFIELD 3, HAYFIELD 1 HAYFIELD — Springfield topped Hayfield 3-1 in a nonconference baseball game on Friday. Eli Heglund earned the win for the Tigers, striking out three while allowing no runs on three hits in 4 1/3 ...

April 25, 2026

Area roundup: Indians hit eight homers in doubleheader

PREP SOFTBALL SLEEPY EYE 17, BLHS 2 (GAME 1, 4 INNINGS) SLEEPY EYE 12, BLHS 1 (GAME 2, 6 INNINGS) SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye swept Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 17-2 in four innings and 12-1 in six innings in a Tomahawk Division softball ...

April 24, 2026

GETTING TO KNOW Nathan Schauer

By: Ari Selvey

Interview by Ari Selvey Schauer pitched five hitless innings during an 11-0 five-inning win over St. Clair on Monday, delivering seven strikeouts while walking just two batters in his first career no-hitter. Q: What is your favorite musical ...

April 24, 2026